
I’ve been checking the weather forecast it seems this could be a good weekend for photography. At the time of writing, Saturday morning, the light is really good. Modern technology allows us to take great photos and share them with the world without messing around with films or processing. (more…)
25, October 2014 | Categories: culture, life, photography, Ramblings, Reviews, The Black Country | Tags: Black Country, photos, Skype, Solo Oil | Leave a comment

If you’re a regular reader, then you’ll know that I go out on Sunday afternoon to take photos around where I live in the Black Country. Last Sunday, I saw this meeting of horse drawn enthusiasts and took a few photos. (more…)
25, May 2014 | Categories: Blogging, culture, life, local, news, Ramblings | Tags: Chinese, local, Skype | 1 Comment

I use Skype and social media a lot. I get to know people in exotic places and chat via Skype and we share snippets of our lives through the social media of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. I think it gives me a broader outlook on life; a valuable diversity… (more…)
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23, March 2014 | Categories: Blogging, culture, history, Humour, life, local, philosophy, photography, social media, social networking, writing | Tags: blogging, Casualty, China, Crystal Yu, Faceboo, Lily Chou, LinkedIn, ripped jeans, Skype, the university of Wolverhampton, Twitter, Xiaogan University | 1 Comment

The super-six at Aldi today are tomatoes (6), broccoli, swede, chantenay carrots (500g), onions (1kg) and lemons (3). They are all 49p.
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21, November 2013 | Categories: Christmas, economics, Finance, Money, Thrifty Thursday | Tags: Aldi, Christmas, Facebook, GiffGaff, Poundland, save money, Skype, Thrifty, Twitter | 2 Comments

Today’s picture is a little different to the usual photo that I start a blog with. This is one is of Blackpool, a popular seaside resort in the North of England. You can see Blackpool Tower and the pier; it was taken by Simon James. I edited the photo last night with Windows Live Photo Gallery; cropping it to make it look quite panoramic.
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9, November 2012 | Categories: Finance, Finance Friday | Tags: Avast, Blackpool, Chrome, excel, free software, Freeware, Outlook, Photoscape, Skype, Windows Live, word | 4 Comments